Upcoming Events

Apr

Location

Online

Date & Time

April 22, 2025, 2:00 pm – 2:45 pm

Description

Learn about Ally, a tool in Blackboard Ultra that scans content created in the course and offers instructors remediation support to improve accessibility. In this session we highlight Ally’s...

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Apr

Location

Online

Date & Time

April 24, 2025, 2:00 pm – 2:45 pm

Description

Are you new to creating accessible presentations? Join this session to learn how to get started with creating accessible presentations using MS PowerPoint, Google Slides, and Adobe Acrobat. In...

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Apr

Location

Online

Date & Time

April 28, 2025, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Description

Virtual teaching assistants can help students with specific questions, discuss program material, and even act as a tutor. And this is only scratching the surface. In spite of the many...

View Event Details for Free Webinar - Making the Right Use of Virtual Teaching Assistants

Apr

Location

Online

Date & Time

April 29, 2025, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Description

As artificial intelligence continues to evolve, higher education institutions are exploring how these tools can support academic quality, streamline course development, and enhance the student...

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May

Location

Engineering : 102

Date & Time

May 1, 2025, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Description

Starting Summer 2025, DoIT is introducing a new Blackboard course creation and enrollment process designed to improve roster accuracy, streamline course management, and lay the groundwork for...

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May

Location

Engineering : 102

Date & Time

May 2, 2025, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Description

In this presentation, Rebecca Williams (CSEE) shares results and insights from ongoing work initiated through the 2023 LA Fellowship. Her project addresses persistent student misconceptions in...

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May

Location

Online

Date & Time

May 5, 2025, 12:00 pm – 12:45 pm

Description

Are you ready to supercharge your gradebook management before final exams begin? Join us in this 45-minute Ultra webinar, where we’ll dive into the key aspects of the Blackboard Ultra Gradebook ...

View Event Details for Blackboard Ultra Gradebook: End-of-Semester Gradebook Management

May

Location

Engineering : 102

Date & Time

May 7, 2025, 12:00 pm – 12:50 pm

Description

Join Instructional Technology for a hybrid listening session where we invite you to share your experiences, insights, and suggestions about Blackboard Ultra. This is a space for open dialogue...

View Event Details for Listening to Your Ultra Experience: Gathering Feedback and Insights from UMBC Faculty Users

May

Location

Online

Date & Time

May 8, 2025, 10:00 am – 11:00 am

Description

Are you interested in learning how to create video screencasts? Using Panopto, faculty can capture and narrate anything they see on their computers, and then publish an online screencast video...

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May

Location

Online

Date & Time

May 12, 2025, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Description

Ultra offers a new, refreshed teaching and learning experience for Blackboard courses. Redesigned from the ground up, Ultra is responsive, mobile-friendly, and student-centered. Join this...

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Upcoming Events

Improve Course Accessibility with Ally's Remediation Tools

Find or fix content and offer students alternative formats

Create Accessible Presentations to Best Serve Your Audience

Featuring PowerPoint, Google Slides, Adobe Acrobat

Free Webinar - Making the Right Use of Virtual Teaching Assistants

Sponsored by the Chronicle of Higher Education

Free Webinar - Advancing Quality in Digital Learning Through AI Tools

Sponsored by Northwest Higher Ed Accessible Technology

What’s New About UMBC’s Blackboard Course Creation & Enrollment Process?

Learn what’s changing -- and why it matters

Charting Student Misconceptions About Data Visualization

Blackboard Ultra Gradebook: End-of-Semester Gradebook Management

Create gradebook categories, calculate grades, drop scores

Listening to Your Ultra Experience: Gathering Feedback and Insights from UMBC Faculty Users

Your voice matters! Share your Ultra journey with us!

Panopto Essentials

Create accessible video screencasts

What's New in Ultra Courses for Teaching & Learning SU2025

Learn about the latest updates & features in Ultra courses

Find or fix content and offer students alternative formats

Featuring PowerPoint, Google Slides, Adobe Acrobat

Sponsored by the Chronicle of Higher Education

Sponsored by Northwest Higher Ed Accessible Technology

Learn what’s changing -- and why it matters

Create gradebook categories, calculate grades, drop scores

Your voice matters! Share your Ultra journey with us!

Create accessible video screencasts

Learn about the latest updates & features in Ultra courses

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